# 119-hr-4095: Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-4095, Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4095
- Congress: 119
- Title: Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would extend federal duty-hour limits to yardmaster employees.** It adds a statutory definition of "yardmaster employee" and updates headings and cross-references so the existing duty-hour rules apply to yardmasters as well. - Yardmaster employees: Would be covered by the same federal limits on duty hours that now apply to train employees. This change clarifies who the law protects. - Rail carriers and operations: Must treat yardmasters the same under the existing duty-hour regime. The bill does not create new funding, new programs, or new enforcement mechanisms. - Statutory clarity: Defines a yardmaster employee as someone who supervises and coordinates the control of trains and engines within a rail yard and renames the applicable section to include yardmasters.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Yardmasters get federal duty-hour limits: benefit, low. If enacted, yardmaster employees would be covered by the same federal work-hour and rest limits that apply to train crews. The bill defines a yardmaster employee as someone who supervises and coordinates trains and engines inside a rail yard. Railroad employers would need to schedule yardmasters to…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4095 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4095)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4095 (as of 2026-04-21).